Pilot TV Podcast

From the creators of The Empire Film Podcast, Pilot TV is your essential guide to every TV show that matters, providing a weekly rundown of all the new must-see TV shows dropping across streaming, terrestrial, satellite, cable, and beyond. Join Empire's James Dyer, Heat's Boyd Hilton, and Kay Ribeiro as they bring you breaking TV news, reviews of the week's major shows, and interviews with some of the biggest names in TV.

Pilot TV is here to make sure every minute you spend in front of the box is a minute worth spending. Served with a heavy helping of insider knowledge, irreverence and humour, Pilot TV won't just keep you informed, amused and entertained, but is guaranteed to save countless hours of your life. Because you can’t watch *everything*.

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The Four Seasons, Poker Face, and Malpractice
May 5, 2025 – 01:13:36
Andor, Étoile, and Carême. With guest Charlotte Ritchie
Apr 28, 2025 – 01:45:53
I Jack Wright, Fake, and Doctor Who ‘Lux’ spoiler discussion. With guest David Oyelowo
Apr 21, 2025 – 01:22:59
The Last Of Us, The Stolen Girl, and Government Cheese. With guests Charlie Brooker and Jessica Rhodes
Apr 14, 2025 – 01:49:45
Your Friends & Neighbours, Reunion, and Hacks. With guest Jon Hamm
Apr 7, 2025 – 01:41:03
Dying For Sex, Austin, and The Bondsman. With guests Tom Hardy and Kaitlin Olson
Mar 31, 2025 – 01:39:45
The Studio, Side Quest, and This City Is Ours. With guests Seth Rogen and Catherine O’Hara
Mar 24, 2025 – 01:31:08
Happy Face, Gangs Of London, and Protection. With guest Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Mar 17, 2025 – 01:43:24
Dope Thief, Adolescence, and The Au Pair. With Guests Brian Tyree Henry and Faye Marsay
Mar 10, 2025 – 02:01:33
Toxic Town, Fear, and Get Millie Black
Mar 3, 2025 – 01:22:27
Small Town Big Story, Dope Girls, and 1923. With guests Christina Hendricks, Chris O’Dowd and Jason Isaacs
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:51:39
Disney+ original series A Thousand Blows: An Empire and Pilot TV Podcast Special
Feb 21, 2025 – 00:54:30
The White Lotus and A Thousand Blows. With guests Jesse Plemons, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Millie Brady
Feb 17, 2025 – 01:43:43
Apple Cider Vinegar, Funboys, and Virdee
Feb 10, 2025 – 01:13:20
Unforgotten, Big Boys, and Amandaland
Feb 3, 2025 – 01:21:57
Paradise, Brian And Maggie, and Mythic Quest
Jan 27, 2025 – 01:34:35
High Potential and Whiskey On The Rocks. With guests Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell
Jan 20, 2025 – 01:16:35
Severance, Out There, and American Primeval. With guests James Norton and Niamh Algar
Jan 13, 2025 – 01:29:34
Review Of The Year 2024
Dec 30, 2024 – 01:56:12
#318 A Ghost Story For Christmas, Doctor Who, and SAS: Rogue Heroes. With guests Nicola Walker, Harlan Coben & Nicola Shindler
Dec 23, 2024 – 02:13:19
#317 Strike and Based On A True Story. With guests Tim Cook, Rebecca Ferguson, and Holliday Grainger
Dec 16, 2024 – 01:42:58
#316 Secret Level and 100 Years Of Solitude. With special guest host Joe Barton
Dec 9, 2024 – 01:34:43
#315 Black Doves, The Sticky, and Dalgliesh. With guests Michael Fassbender & Jeffrey Wright
Dec 2, 2024 – 01:34:37
#314 The Agency, Smoggie Queens, and Mrs Davis. With guests Billy Bob Thornton & Ali Larter, plus Olivia Williams & Emily Watson
Nov 25, 2024 – 01:40:15
#313 Dune: Prophecy, The Listeners, and A Man On The Inside. With guests Rebecca Hall, Aldis Hodge & Ben Watkins
Nov 18, 2024 – 01:43:06
#312 Arcane, Silo, and Say Nothing. Withe guests Jeff Bridges and Steve Zahn
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:58:37
#311 The Day Of The Jackal, The Old Man, and Citadel: Honey Bunny. With guests Billy Crystal, Eddie Redmayne & Lashana Lynch
Nov 4, 2024 – 01:49:32
#310 Generation Z, Paris Has Fallen, and Until I Kill You.With guests Richard E. Grant and Ben Wheatley
Oct 28, 2024 – 01:51:46
#309 The Franchise, Nautilus, and Shrinking. With Guests Shazad Latif and Felicity Ward
Oct 21, 2024 – 01:45:05
#308 Rivals, The Devil’s Hour, and Mr Loverman. With guests Lennie James and Aidan Turner
Oct 14, 2024 – 01:51:58
#307 Disclaimer, Sweetpea, and La Máquina. With Guests Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal
Oct 7, 2024 – 01:29:55
#306 Grotesquerie, Industry, and Showtrial
Sep 30, 2024 – 01:44:18
#305 Apples Never Fall, Ludwig, and Joan (plus A Very Royal Scandal)
Sep 23, 2024 – 01:22:37
#304 The Penguin, The Wives, and Frasier. With guest Ruth Wilson
Sep 16, 2024 – 02:01:05
#303 Nightsleeper, La Maison, and The Teacher
Sep 9, 2024 – 01:23:32
#302 Slow Horses, Colin From Accounts, and The Tower. With guests. Gary Oldman and Eve Hewson
Sep 2, 2024 – 01:39:26
#301 Sambre: Anatomy Of A Crime, Grace, and Only Murders In The Building. With guests Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan
Aug 26, 2024 – 01:28:36
#300 Sherwood, Pachinko, The Walking Dead: Dead City, and We Might Regret This. With guest James Graham
Aug 19, 2024 – 01:56:12
#299 Bad Monkey, Daddy Issues, and The Twelve. With guest Nico Mirallegro
Aug 12, 2024 – 01:31:59
#298 Slip, Company You Keep, and Irvine Welsh’s Crime
Aug 5, 2024 – 01:01:02
#297 Totally Completely Fine, Interview With The Vampire, and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Jul 29, 2024 – 01:22:19
#296 Time Bandits, Piglets, and Elspeth. With guest Freddie Fox
Jul 22, 2024 – 01:28:28
#295 The Jetty, Mr. Bigstuff, and Those About To Die. With guests Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram
Jul 15, 2024 – 01:27:07
#294 Sunny, Spent, and The Turkish Detective
Jul 8, 2024 – 01:15:01
#293 My Lady Jane, The Bear, and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder. With guests Rob Brydon and Anna Chancellor
Jul 1, 2024 – 01:30:08
#292 Douglas Is Cancelled, and Land Of Women. With guest Rapman
Jun 24, 2024 – 01:24:40
#291 We Were The Lucky Ones, Peacock, and Beacon 23. With guests Matt Smith and Fabien Frankel
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:23:24
#290 Presumed Innocent, House Of The Dragon, and Under The Bridge. With guests Danai Gurira and Sam Spruell
Jun 10, 2024 – 02:08:37
#289 Queenie, Lost Boys And Fairies, and Becoming Karl Lagerfeld. With guests Benedict Cumberbatch and Abi Morgan
Jun 3, 2024 – 01:28:41
#288 - We Are Lady Parts, The Veil, and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. With guests Vicky McClure and Nida Manzoor
May 27, 2024 – 01:45:36